The Ballroom Brawl: When Politics Meets Interior Design The Trump administration has filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court to allow construction of a $400 million ballroom at the White House to continue without congressional permission.
This latest development is part of a long standing dispute over whether the project should be subject to the usual review and public comment processes.
Critics argue that the administration's decision to bypass these requirements was unlawful, citing the National Trust for Historic Preservation's lawsuit against the administration.